Pacing and energy conservation tips for work with COPD or asthma: what the American Lung Association and COPD Foundation suggest, plus how rehab helps.

Why anxiety and shortness of breath go together with asthma or COPD, a calm breathing skill to practice, and what research says about pulmonary rehab.

Learn how belly (diaphragmatic) breathing works, the steps to try, who it may help with asthma or COPD, and what research says about its limits.

COPD treatment is more than inhalers. See what NHLBI, CDC, MedlinePlus and Cochrane reviews say about rehab, oxygen, vaccines and action plans.

Emphysema has no cure, but treatment can help. Learn the main options, from quitting smoking to medicines, oxygen and where pulmonary rehab fits.

Is pulmonary rehab safe for pulmonary fibrosis or ILD? See what a Cochrane review found, what rehab can and cannot do, and how to start from home.

When can you start pulmonary rehab after a COPD flare-up or hospital stay? See what guidelines and a Cochrane review say, and how to get ready.

Wondering if online pulmonary rehab is covered? Learn how commercial plans, referrals and prior authorization work, and what to ask your insurer first.

Asthma flaring up? Learn the first steps, how calm breathing fits with your quick-relief inhaler, and when to call 911, using ALA and MedlinePlus guidance.

Asthma not well controlled? See how a respiratory therapist can help with inhaler technique, action plans, breathing skills and safe exercise.